2010年10月25日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Paul lambastes health care, financial overhauls (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul (R) looks on as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jack Conway talks with commentator Bill Goodman (C) before the last of their four debates at the Kentucky Education Television network headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky October 25, 2010. REUTERS/John Sommers II (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)AP - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky lashed out at President Barack Obama's overhaul of the health care system and Wall Street regulations in a nationally televised debate with Democratic opponent Jack Conway.


Gay marriage foes back push to oust Iowa justices (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:39 PM PDT

AP - Stung by a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage in Iowa last year, out-of-state convervative groups have been pouring time and money into an effort to unseat three of the court's seven justices.

Obama assails GOP on clouded final campaign push (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:35 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves from the top of Air Force One, before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md.,Monday, Oct., 25, 2010. Members of the Air Force stand at attention after 28000 series plane was returned in service after being refurbished. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama attacked Republicans with gusto Monday as he plunged into a final week of midterm election campaigning, but his party's prognosis remained darkened by the feeble economy and his itinerary was designed largely to minimize losses.


GOP poised to win Congress redistricting edge, too (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:27 PM PDT

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, right, speaks to supporters during a visit at a campaign office, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Kohl)AP - The Republicans' expected gains next week go way beyond Congress. The GOP could capture new Senate or House majorities in a dozen to 18 states — along with critical new power to redraw district maps and influence elections for a decade to come.


RI Dem: Obama can 'shove it' for not endorsing me (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:27 PM PDT

Democratic candidate for Rhode Island governor, Frank Caprio, left, shakes hands with Carmela Butler, the business manager at Masal Sales in Cranston, R.I., Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Caprio, widely seen as more conservative than the independent seeking to lead the heavily Democratic state, said Monday that President Barack Obama can 'shove it' after learning Obama would not endorse him. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)AP - The Democratic candidate for Rhode Island governor, widely seen as more conservative than the independent seeking to lead the heavily Democratic state, said Monday that President Barack Obama can "shove it" after learning Obama would not endorse him.


NY judge nixes anti-gay marriage group's elex suit (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:10 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge on Monday rejected a challenge to state election law brought by a group that opposes gay marriage and supports Republican candidate for governor Carl Paladino.

Judge wants more info. in Alaska election lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:59 PM PDT

AP - An Anchorage judge has ordered court briefs to be filed before he decides whether Alaska election workers should continue providing voters with a list of write-in candidates.

Big names hit Ill. in campaign's waning days (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:37 PM PDT

AP - In the final days before the Nov. 2 election, Democrats and Republicans are leaning on party heavyweights, energizing their bases and looking for swing voters in the high-profile races for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and Illinois governor.

Obama touts job creation as midterm elections near (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:36 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after touring the facilities of American Cord & Webbing in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday touted his administration's job-creation efforts just eight days before elections in which voters' economic anxiety threatens his Democrats' grip on Congress.


Embattled Dems hail rail money days before voting (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:32 PM PDT

AP - Embattled Democrats from New Hampshire to California on Monday hailed millions of dollars for local high-speed rail projects, getting word of the transportation money just eight days before the midterm elections.

Sharron Angle political ad 'most overtly racist ad," says pundit (associatedcontent)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:32 PM PDT

associatedcontent - Sharron Angle has made some bold and, too many, outlandish statements throughout her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat in Nevada, but with only a few days left before Election Day and the polls showing her and incumbent Democratic senator Harry Reid in a dead-heat, she seems to be attempting to alienate Hispanics.

Last-minute fund raising making a difference in New Mexico 1st U.S. House District race (associatedcontent)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:32 PM PDT

associatedcontent - N.M. 1st District incumbent Martin Heinrich, a Democrat, might have to battle against the general anti-incumbent sentiment that mars the 2010 midterm election. But his ability to raise funds late in the game could just give him the edge he needs over Republican Jon Barela.

After the Midterm Elections: How Obama Can Meet Promises (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama speaking to young people during a town hall event broadcast live on BET, CMT and MTV networks in Washington, said there are good GOP ideas, and some issues where he sees an opportunity to work with Republican lawmakers. 'My hope is that as we look forward, let's say on education or on energy, some of the things that we haven't yet finished, that we're going to have a greater spirit of cooperation after this next election,' Obama said.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Time.com - It is time for a new White House plan. Even the best case for Democrats in the midterm elections will leave President Barack Obama with the tarnish of repudiation and far fewer members of his own party with whom to work


Obama to meet with U.S. business leaders in India (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:24 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama will meet in India with a delegation of U.S. business leaders including Boeing Co's Jim McNerney, Honeywell's David Cote and GE's Jeffrey Immelt, the White House said.

Opinion: Independent voters likely to determine 2010 election outcomes (associatedcontent)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:10 PM PDT

associatedcontent - Long ago, I was a registered Democrat. Then for a long time, I didn't register to vote at all—my Thermidor period. For the last three election cycles, I've been registered as a Republican.

Race for Louisiana’s 2nd District is ugly even by Louisiana standards (The Upshot)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:04 PM PDT

The Upshot - It's hard to shock anyone who's followed Louisiana politics for any substantial length of time. So to hear political reporters using words like "brutal" and "nasty" to describe a midterm congressional race in the state, well, it makes one pause and take notice. And that's exactly how some are describing the increasingly ugly matchup between [...]

Obama turns to 'Piolin' to rev up Latino vote (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:42 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama, comparing the push for immigration reform to the civil rights struggle, told a Hispanic radio personality that overhauling immigration will be harder to do if Hispanics don't vote Nov. 2.

Senior US Republican: Top goal is Obama 2012 defeat (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama makes addresses reporters in the White House Cabinet Room in Washington after meeting with Congressional leaders, from left, Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., the president, Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. With Republicans poised to win big in the Nov. 2, 2010, election Obama is already giving clues about how he will govern in the last two years of his term.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AFP - President Barack Obama's top Republican foe in the US Senate said in an interview out Monday that the party's number one goal after elections next week must be to retake the White House in 2012.


Democratic hopeful on Obama backing: 'Shove it' (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:29 PM PDT

The Democratic candidate for governor in Rhode Island said Monday that President Barack Obama, pictured on October 22, can AFP - The Democratic candidate for governor in Rhode Island said Monday that President Barack Obama can "shove it" for withholding his endorsement in elections just eight days away.


Wrestler's father slams McMahon in Conn. race (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:21 PM PDT

Michael Benoit, the father of wrestler Chris Benoit speaks at a news conference in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Oct. 25, 2010.  The father of Chris Benoit, the pro wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son in 2007, is accusing former wrestling executive Linda McMahon of running for Senate in Connecticut to head off attempts to regulate the industry. The former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO McMahon is battling the Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal for the senate seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. Chris Dodd.  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - The father of Chris Benoit, the professional wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son in 2007, accused former wrestling executive Linda McMahon on Monday of running for U.S. Senate in Connecticut to fight any attempts to regulate the industry.


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